The Mist

The 2007 film The Mist is an adaptation of a Stephen King story of the same name, directed by Frank Darabont. The story concerns a small Maine town beset by a thick, mysterious mist containing vicious monsters.

Fast Facts:

1. Release Date: November 21, 2007 during Thanksgiving weekend
2. Directed by: Frank Darabont
3. Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Jones, Andre Braugher
4. Distributed by: Dimension Films
5. Story originally published in the collection, Skeleton Crew
6. Shreveport, Louisiana stands in for the story's Maine setting

Darabont and King

This is the third Stephen King adaptation by Frank Darabont. He had wanted to adapt the story The Mist as his directorial debut, but instead adapted a different King story, The Shawshank Redemption. In 1999, Darabont followed up with a film version of King's novel The Green Mile.

References

The film contains a number of references to other horror films and to the writings of Stephen King. For example, in the opening shot, commercial artist David Drayton (played by Thomas Jane) is working on a painting that seems to represent a scene from King's The Dark Tower book series, and other posters for popular films (including John Carpenter's The Thing can be seen on the walls behind him.

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